Plural of afar; distant places or remote locations (archaic or poetic usage).
Plural form of 'afar,' from Old English 'feorr' or 'fer' meaning 'far,' with the 'a-' prefix added to create an archaic or poetic sense.
Poets loved this word—'ships sailing to afars unknown' sounds so much more romantic than just saying 'far away places.' It makes distance sound like an actual destination.
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